List of ambassadors of Benin to the United States
# List of ambassadors of Benin to the United States

The Beninese ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Porto-Novo to the Government of the United States.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agreement/designated | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of presidents of Benin | List of presidents of the United States |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April 17, 1961 | | | EMBASSY OPENED | Hubert Maga | John F. Kennedy |
| March 14, 1961 | April 17, 1961 | Louis Ignacio-Pinto | | Hubert Maga | John F. Kennedy |
| May 1, 1967 | May 10, 1967 | Maxime-Léopold Zollner de Medeiros | (*October 4, 1934 | Alphonse Alley | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| September 21, 1970 | September 21, 1970 | Wilfred Raoul Eugène de Souza | (*18 April 1935 in Ouidah) de Souza was educated at the University of Paris, following which he | Hubert Maga | Richard Nixon |
| March 20, 1973 | April 9, 1973 | Tiamiou Adjibadé | 1977 ambassador Bonn | Mathieu Kérékou | Richard Nixon |
| October 15, 1975 | | Saturnin Kaori Koaovi Soglo | Chargé d'affaires Brother of Nicephore Soglo. From 1977 to 1990 to 1995 he was ambassador in Bonn. studied political science at École nationale d'administration publique en Paris In 1969 entered the foreign service. From 1971-76 he was Chef de presidential protocol. He was member of embassy in Washington. From April 4, 1991 he was secretary of state. | Mathieu Kérékou | Gerald Ford |
| November 30, 1975 | | Name changed to People’s Republic of Benin | | Mathieu Kérékou | Gerald Ford |
| January 9, 1976 | January 23, 1976 | Setondji Thomas Boya | | Mathieu Kérékou | Gerald Ford |
| June 2, 1983 | June 16, 1983 | Guy-Landry Hazoume | Benin's foreign minister | Mathieu Kérékou | Ronald Reagan |
| June 20, 1988 | July 5, 1988 | Theophile Nata | | Mathieu Kérékou | Ronald Reagan |
| February 28, 1990 | | Name changed to Republic of Benin | | Mathieu Kérékou | George H. W. Bush |
| August 27, 1990 | October 24, 1990 | Candide Pierre Ahouansou | | Mathieu Kérékou | George H. W. Bush |
| November 9, 1994 | November 21, 1994 | Lucien Edgar Tonoukouin | | Nicéphore Soglo | Bill Clinton |
| February 21, 2001 | March 13, 2001 | Segbe Cyrille Oguin | | Mathieu Kérékou | George W. Bush |
| May 16, 2014 | May 21, 2014 | Omar Arouna | | Boni Yayi | Barack Obama |
| November 28, 2016 | | Hector S. R. F. Posset | | | Barack Obama |

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